GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali is one of the most remarkable personalities of our time and the greatest sportsman to ever walk the earth. To honor this living legend, TASCHEN has created a work that is both epic in scale and just as unique and vibrant as the man himself. It is more than appropriate that a worthy tribute to his life would reflect the scale of his achievements, and "GOAT - Greatest of All Time" proves itself up to the task.

Four years in the making, and the most comprehensive look at Ali to date, "GOAT" tips the scales at 34 kgs (75 lbs) and is 50 cm x 50 cm (20" x 20") in size. 800 pages of archival and original photographs, graphic artwork and articles and essays - many of them previously unpublished - chronicle six decades of his life in stunning detail. To cap it all, the project takes place with the participation of Ali himself and those members of his inner circle who have been closest to him over the years: from managers and key ringside cornermen to friends, family and children; from spiritual and other advisers to broadcasters, essayists and journalists.

No stone has been left unturned in telling this remarkable story: the book features written contributions from hundreds of writers and photographers, as well as over 3,000 photographs of Ali's dazzling life. Plus Ali's own insights, writings and drawings, and reproductions of fight posters and classic memorabilia.

In addition, new work - commissioned from artist Jeff Koons - gives the Ali mythology a twenty-first-century edge and an entirely contemporary context. "GOAT" will come in two versions: the (Champ's Edition), limited to the first 1,000 copies and featuring a specially-commissioned congenial multiple by Jeff Koons as well as four silver gelatin prints by Howard L. Bingham, signed by the photographer and Ali himself. The remaining 9,000 copies come with a photo-litho made by Jeff Koons. All 10,000 copies are individually signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons.

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SKIP THIS AND BUY SOUL OF A BUTTERFLY OR FIND HAUSER'S MUHAMMED ALI HIS LIFE AND TIMES.......2006-09-14

If you love Ali get his own SOul of A Buterfly or the other bio - if you can find it, as it really gest into the soul of this great man, and into his depp and abiding faith, which is a place no one any longer goes.

Of course if any of the three thousand or twelve thousand DO get to Ali and his family it will make up in a SMALL way for all the millions managers and damagers stole form him, and will get distributed to good working charitable and humanitarian organizations that actually help people, as Ali gives it all away to those in need, unless Bush has declared him officially a funder of bad and dubious causes

so if it goes to Ali, live large y'all
sting like a bee

G.R.O.A.T. (Greatest Review of All Time).......2006-02-03

First things first: This book has got talent. It might have once weighed in at a measily 40 pounds (500 pages), but has built up its strength and is now a strong contender. Few could question the book's power when it overcame several best sellers, rising up the non-fiction ranks like a soaring upper cut to truly punish George Foreman's jaw. The only question remaining for the experts is this: Will this book have what it takes to take on in a heavy weight bout its subject ?

Pretty amazing book.......2005-01-24

I had a chance to check out this book at the Tattered Cover of Denver

It is MASSIVE and HUGE

The photographs inside are amazing! It definitely attracts the non-reader, and visual lover, within all of us

The price is VERY steep - only purchase if you're a REALLY big fan

Otherwise, I at least suggest that you find a copy, just to see what a really huge book, about a pretty big dude, is like ----- the book is a feat, in itself - just like Muhammad Ali

Ali as object of conspicuous consumption.......2004-07-21

I revere Ali. I had the honor of meeting him for an author appearance for a previous photo essay book when I worked for a New York-based publisher. The Champion Edition at $10,000 and the cheaper edition at $3000 are antithetical to who the man is, or has been. He has always been a man of the people, and not a sycophant for the wealthy who buy books like they buy shares of Berkshire Hathaway. If there was any information about proceeds from the sale of the books benefitting someone other than the publishers and authors I would feel differently. As it is, this is just an opportunity for those who'd have sent him to jail for avoiding the draft to own him. I'd wager that they care less about what the man stands for than that they can now own something their friends can't afford. If you love Ali and have $3000 or $10,000 to spend, give to a charity in his name.

Ten Stars!.......2004-05-09

"Goat: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali" is seventy-five pounds of the finest photos, essays and articles on the man himself. The packaging is great, with a box to protect the cover from shelf wear.

Nearly every photograph in this huge book is a work of art, many of which have never before been seen. The composition and details of the photographs are amazing. I found myself staring at them for hours.

The hefty price will scare off many, but it really is worth it. Don't forget that it comes autographed by Ali and Jeff Koons. (Meaning it will only go up in value.)

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Everyone in town thinks Meg Murry is volatile and dull-witted, and that her younger brother, Charles Wallace, is dumb. People are also saying that their physicist father has run off and left their brilliant scientist mother. Spurred on by these rumors and an unearthly stranger, the tesseract-touting Mrs Whatsit, Meg and Charles Wallace and their new friend Calvin O'Keefe embark on a perilous quest through space to find their father. In doing so, they must travel behind the shadow of an evil power that is darkening the cosmos, one planet at a time. This is no superhero tale, nor is it science fiction, although it shares elements of both. The travelers must rely on their individual and collective strengths, delving deep within themselves to find answers.

A well-loved classic and 1963 Newbery Medal winner, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery and love coursing through its pages. Meg's shattering, yet ultimately freeing, discovery that her father is not omnipotent provides a satisfying coming-of-age element. Readers will feel a sense of power as they travel with these three children, challenging concepts of time, space, and the triumph of good over evil. The companion books in the Time quartet, continuing the adventures of the Murry family, are A Wind in the Door; A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which won the American Book Award; and Many Waters. Every young reader should experience L'Engle's captivating, occasionally life-changing contributions to children's literature. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy.
Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle:

Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time.

Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

A book for children, but not too bad for that. A bored girl, her brothers and others get mixed up in an adventure across the space-time continuum by way of some nifty tesseract tricks.

When a strange older woman comes visiting they set off to find the father of all these children, who is a prisoner of one of your standard supervillains, a giant disembodied telepathic brain.

Such a good book.......2007-05-04

This has been one of my all-time favorite books since I first read it as a girl. It is excellent reading for elementary school children, but also fun for adults. Highly recommended!

A Wrinkle in Time.......2007-04-25

Everyone in the Murray household is impatiently awaiting the father's return. He had mysteriously disappeared while experimenting with 5th dimension time traveling. Both Mr. and Mrs. Murray are intelligent scientists. The book is about how two of their four children and their friend travel light years through time to save their father. Meg, the oldest and only sister in the family, finds it difficult to conceal her anxiety for her father. To support her and get her through life, she spends a lot of time with her brother, Charles Wallace. The two of them always had a tenacious bond. Charles Wallace is very bright, but is inexplicably known as the "dumb baby brother." Sandy and Dennys are twins at ten years old. Meg once overheard, "The twin brothers seem to be nice, regular children, but that unattractive girl and the baby boy certainly aren't all there."
Meg also has a friend named Calvin O'Keefe. He is a smart, popular basketball player a couple of grades above Meg. He and three witches help Meg and Charles Wallace try to find their father. These witches' names are Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. They are all helpful and unique in their own ways. Maybe a little too unique. Are they smart enough to keep the three children unharmed?
With these interesting characters and a page-turning plot, there's no way you can miss this Newbery Medal book! As you are reading, you come up with questions such as, what does "tesseract" mean? Or, Will everyone come home safely? How does Meg learn to overcome her weakness to save her brother? Also, ask more questions when you read A Wrinkle in Time's sequel, A Wind in the Door and the rest of the series. [...].

A Wrinkle in Time Review.......2007-03-16

The Murrys are often gossiped about since the disappearance of Mr.Murry whom disappeared when Charels Wallace was just a baby (Charles Wallace is the youngest of four children).Charels Wallace is a unique boy and many people think he is a dumb and never learned how to talk when he is really in a way a genius .Margret Murry (Meg) is Charles Wallace's older sister and is the youngest of the four Murry children. Meg is doing poorly in school and is upset because of her "plainness". Eventually Charles Wallace,Meg and Calvin O'Keefe go on a crazy galactic adventure with the help of Mrs.Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which and their ability to tesser.

A Wrinkle in Time is an exciting and creative story that definitely deserves the Newbery Medal. The only problems in the story were that some of the characters were hard to believe and a few things were hard to understand but all in all it was a great book.

6th grader from WI

Wonderful!!!.......2007-03-12

I've loved this book since I was a kid. Now I can listen to it while I'm walking in the mornings.

The Mechanical Universe: Introduction to Mechanics and Heat

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The Mechanical Universe: Introduction to Mechanics and Heat
Richard P. Olenick , Tom M. Apostol , and David L. Goodstein
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ASIN: 0521304296

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This important textbook is based on, though independent of, an educational TV series to be broadcast on public television in the United States. Its aim is to guide students and general readers to an understanding of how the physical world works; physics is presented as a human endeavour, with historical development forming a thread throughout the text. The prerequisites are minimal, only basic algebra and trigonometry since the necessary calculus is developed in the text, with physics providing the motivation. New concepts are introduced at the natural, logical point with many historical references to place physics in a social perspective. Many topics from twentieth-century physics are included, for example energy, low temperature physics, relativity and black holes. The book is attractively and profusely illustrated and will be welcomed by students and also by general readers for whom this will be a stimulating alternative to other, less-thorough treatments.

Forecasting, Time Series, and Regression (with CD-ROM) (Forecasting, Time Series, & Regression)

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Forecasting, Time Series, and Regression (with CD-ROM) (Forecasting, Time Series, & Regression)
Bruce L. Bowerman , Richard O'Connell , and Anne Koehler
Manufacturer: Duxbury Press
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Awarded Outstanding Academic Book by CHOICE magazine in its first edition, FORECASTING, TIME SERIES, AND REGRESSION: AN APPLIED APPROACH illustrates the vital importance of forecasting and the various statistical techniques that can be used to produce them. With an emphasis on applications, this book provides both the conceptual development and practical motivation you need to effectively implement forecasts of your own. You'll understand why using forecasts to make intelligent decisions in marketing, finance, personnel management, production scheduling, process control, and strategic management is so vital.

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers

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The Hobo Philosopher
This Classic Remains A Great Read!
Excellent compilation of short biographies of major economists
If I could give 10 stars I would
Fascinating Story

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers
Robert L. Heilbroner
Manufacturer: Touchstone
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ASIN: 068486214X

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The Worldly Philosophers is a bestselling classic that not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as diverse as Adam Smith and Karl Marx. The theme is the common focus of their highly varied ideas -- namely, the search to understand how a capitalist society works. It is a focus never more needed than in this age of confusing economic headlines.

In a bold new concluding chapter entitled "The End of the Worldly Philosophy?" Heilbroner reminds us that the word "end" refers to both the purpose and limits of economics. This chapter conveys a concern that today's increasingly "scientific" economics may overlook fundamental social and political issues that are central to economics. Thus, unlike its predecessors, this new edition provides not just an indispensable illumination of our past but a call to action for our future.

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The Hobo Philosopher.......2007-09-12

Whenever anyone says to me: I would like to learn something about economics, but where do I start - this is where you start. It is simple, easy, accurate, enjoyable and written for the lay reader. If you want to know more about economics this should be your first challenge. I guarantee after reading this book, you will know more and want to learn more. It could be the best introductory economics book ever. You can trust this guy.

This Classic Remains A Great Read!.......2007-09-10

I read this book 25 years ago, and recently reread parts of it. What a great book! Many of the most prominent living economists have justly heaped praise on Heilbroner's masterpiece. I can only add my hearty agreement.

Excellent compilation of short biographies of major economists.......2007-07-27

Heilbroner (H) does a very good job of providing the beginning ,novice reader in economic history and economic thought a very general summary of the major ideas of the economists he covers.He provides many interesting anecdotal comments,such as Keynes's interest in the size and shape of other people's hands,that are worth the price of purchasing the book.There are,however,some major analytic gaps in H's coverage.I will cover two of these below.

The first major omission occurs on p.68, in the chapter covering Adam Smith,on Smith's view of the role of government in a capitalist economy.Smith spends pp.734-741 of the Wealth of Nations[Modern Library(Cannan)edition] alerting the reader to the existence of a major undepletable,detrimental externality ,with major negative impacts, that resulted from the operation of the Invisible Hand (comparative advantage + division of labor + economic self interest).These negative impacts affect all aspects of the workers' lives-social,political,moral or ethical,intellectual,and martial.It is not just a case of "...the stultifying effect of mass production..." leading to a " ...decline in manly virtues."(Heilbroner,p.68).On pp.9-10 of the WN,Smith discussed the significant role of the worker in providing a continuing series of marginal improvements in the workings of the machinery used in the production process.All such contributions come to a complete stop if the externality problem is not dealt with because the result will be "...the almost complete corruption and degeneracy of the great body of the people".(Smith,p.734).The work force will not be able to make any contribution to the political decision making process of the country.Conflicts will break out both within the family and between families.Smith includes in his solution,which is that general education and religious instruction be provided for all even if they are unable to afford it,the requirement that the workers be taught the basics(reading,writing,and arithmetic) plus geometry and mechanics.The middle class is to also be taught philosophy and science.

The second omission in Heilbroner concerns the discussion of Keynes's GT fiscal policies on pp.274-279.H does not make it clear that Keynes is opposed to cutting income taxes in order to stimulate private consumption spending.Keynes's plan is to seperate the budget into a current and a capital account.The capital account will include borrowed funds(loan expenditure) to finance long run spending on infreastructure projects and public goods that will pay for themselves in the long run.The p.131 quote given by H about the government burying bank notes in abandoned mines for private enterprise to dig up from the GT is misleading.

If I could give 10 stars I would.......2007-07-03

Best book I've read in a long time! I have exams in economics, and usually I read some light "for fun" books during exam times in order to relax. This is one of those books, and I'm learning something!!! Excellent writer!

Fascinating Story.......2007-05-08

The Worldly Philosophers by Robert L. Heilbroner provides a collection of short biographies of great thinkers in the world of economics over the past few hundred years. The book includes well-known economists like Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes, as well as lesser-known individuals such as Robert Owen and Frederic Bastiat. Heilbroner tells the story of economic and political history using the famous economists, or worldly philosophers, in a way that explains economic concepts as they developed within a historical context. The book provides a comprehensive explanation of developments and theories that have led to current economic philosophy.

Heilbroner puts a human side to the often-bleak science of economics by describing the personalities and social situation of the various characters in the story. This makes it easy to understand what was possibly behind their political beliefs and economic models. It also makes it easy to understand their views on issues like the motives of individuals, the motives of the wealthy, the role of labor and land in economic thought, and beliefs about the cause of imperialism. Models of production, consumption, and the distribution of wealth evolved with the growth of society and of political-economic systems supporting capitalism, socialism, and communism. This evolution of economic thought is best understood within the philosophical concept of Hegelian dialectics. Economic ideas changed because of synthesis of previous ideas challenged by new and opposing ideas that result in a new concept or synthesis, which is closer to the truth than the previous thoughts. This appears to be the approach used by many of the economic philosophers. It is also the approach used by Heilbroner to help pull the historical story together throughout his book.

Heilbroner clarifies or provokes thinking on a number of issues and questions that politicians and economists continue to debate and attempt to understand. First, he shines a light on the dichotomy between capitalism and socialism and drives thinking on where along the continuum societies have evolved. He also drives thinking on the interplay between economic models and the larger socio-political environment. This brings into question the impact of government and society on economic models and theories. Economic models are developed given assumptions about how citizens and governments behave under a given set of conditions. The thinking of citizens and governments evolve which could render established economic models relatively ineffective. For example, established economic thinking and models were changed by the industrial revolution. The current technological revolution and information age is again causing a rethink of economic assumptions. No one would have predicted the events of September 11, 2001 and the impact it had on the thinking of citizens and the U.S. government. Reading and thinking about the book's content also left me asking the question - do the fundamentals of economics as a science steer the direction of society or vice versa? Which has a greater influence on the other? This then also led me to ask the question - are economic models largely predictive or explanative?

While Heilbroner provided a comprehensive historical story of great economic thinkers, he left me wondering about who are the more recent economic thinkers. The book was last revised in 1998. However, there is no mention made of recent economists like Milton Friedman and John Kenneth Galbraith. According to the Economist, Friedman is the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century and quite possibly all of it. Keynesian economic theory is discussed in detail, but Heilbroner did not discuss monetarist economic theory or Hayek's philosophy on neoliberalism.

Network Participant's Guide: The Right People, in the Right Places, for the Right Reasons, at the Right Time

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Developing Leadership is Crucial for Your Church

Network Participant's Guide: The Right People, in the Right Places, for the Right Reasons, at the Right Time
Bruce L. Bugbee , Don Cousins , and Wendy Seidman
Manufacturer: Zondervan
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ASIN: 0310257956

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Network is a six-session dynamic program to help Christians understand who God has uniquely made them to be and mobilize them to a place of meaningful service in the local church. Each participant in Network will work through a series of assessments which leads them to discover their unique blend of spiritual gifts, personal style, and ministry passion.

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Developing Leadership is Crucial for Your Church.......2007-01-04

How are you going to find the manpower necessary to lead your church in outreach, evangelism, fellowship and worship? Rather than the traditional approach of a Nominating Committee who "strong arms" people into volunteering, a better approach is to help people identify their spiritual gifts, review their spiritual profile and seek a group of peers guidance on how to implement their ministry. This book and the leadership guide is an excellent resource to use. We have had two cycles in our church and are well on the way to a new era of church growth and better impact on our community.

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Another ground breaking work
Through Time into Healing
The importance of inner development
This book will change your perception of life and death!
There is so much more to life...

Through Time Into Healing
Brian L. Weiss
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The book that sheds new light on the extraordinary healing potential of past life therapy, by the bestselling author of Many Lives, Many Masters.

Brian Weiss made headlines with his ground-breaking research on past life therapy in Many Lives, Many Masters. Now, based on his extensive clinical experience, he builds on time-tested techniques of psychotherapy, revealing how regression to past lifetimes provides the necessary breakthrough to healing mind, body, and soul. Using vivid past life case studies, Dr. Weiss shows how regression therapy can heal grief, create more loving relationships, uncover hidden talents, and ultimately shows how near death and out of body experiences help confirm the existence of past lives. Dr. Weiss includes his own professional hypnosis, dream recall, meditation and journaling techniques for safe past life recall at home.

Compelling and provocative, Through Time Into Healing shows us how to help ourselves lead healthy, productive lives, secure in the knowledge that death is not the final word and that the doorways to healing and wholeness are inside us.

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Another ground breaking work.......2007-08-08

In his first best-seller "Many Lives, Many Masters," Dr Brian Weiss chronicles the first case in which he employed past life regression as a therapeutic treatment. In his second "Through Time Into Healing" we learn how this technique evolved to transform his entire practice. Citing dozens of case histories as evidence, Dr Weiss claims that re-experiencing past life trauma can heal not only psychological maladies but actual physical disease as well.

For those whose consciousness remains grounded in the materialism of consensus reality such claims may be hard to swallow. Not so for anyone aware of current research involving the relationship between consciousness and quantum theory, or the history of Russian research involving the application of "torsion waves" to modify the DNA of an embryo of one species into another.

While Dr Weiss appears at a loss to explain how such cures occur, I suggest he consider this. According to many spiritual traditions all disease is a manifestation of karma, and both karma and disease are illusions, which in turn may be dispelled by simply forgiving the error of understanding which precipitated both, which is precisely what often happens quite spontaneously during the regression process, whether involving hypnosis or not.

My own personal experience with this dynamic began in the spring of 1975. My third wife was sitting in front of me reciting an 800-year-old Greek Orthodox prayer that was reputed to dispel evil and quiet the mind when she was suddenly plunged into a spontaneous psychic vision. Before her she saw a shaft of electric blue light coming down through the top of my head and engulfing my entire body, and a very old monk dressed in red robes standing to my right.

As soon as she described the monk I was immediately struck by his similarity to what a previous psychic had referred to years earlier as my "very powerful spirit guide." But before I could speak of this she reported that my features were morphing, first into a Prussian General, then into a Mongolian Warlord from the time of Genghis Khan. Next she reported seeing an inextricably terrifying amorphous blob of grayish-white energy off to my left.

A few months later we decided to take a seminar in psychic healing given by legendary psychic healer Ben Bibb, and during an aura reading exercise, in which I was the subject, the entire class reported seeing everything she had seen months earlier, and in exactly the same order and detail. According to Bibb the man in red robes was indeed my spirit guide, the Prussian and Mongolian were personas from two of my past lives, and the blob of energy was a "familiar spirit," an artificial being created during a past life of high psychic development.

This is the point at which I probably should have sought the help of someone like Dr. Weiss. Unfortunately, I decided to tough it out on my own and for the next 25 years was continuously plagued by spontaneous encounters with "psychics" who seemed bent on answering all the questions I was too reluctant to ask about the events of these two previous lives. Ironically, many of the people at the center of these psychic events had no inkling of any special gifts prior to their spontaneous encounters.

As the evidence continued to mount I eventually discovered my own tragic role in Genghis Khan's conquests as his nephew Yegu, and my role in Germany's involvement in World War I as its Chief of the General Staff. As the specifics surfaced I began to realize how the tragic events of these prior lifetimes had in fact shaped both the events and the relationships of my current life. Almost everyone in my current life it seemed, friends, lovers, wives, business partners, had played some pivotal role in these former incarnations and had now returned to help me resolve the karmic issues, whether I consciously wanted to or not. But what's important here is that with each new revelation I was able to grasp how my errors of the past we're directly related to my own emotional suffering in the present. By forgiving those errors, both mine and others, I learned I could move beyond the pain and heal.

But what about healing physical disease, you say? Let me illustrate. One principal character in my story was my fourth wife who had been the younger brother in Mongolia that I had allowed to be put to death. Understandably, during our present life together she never felt she could rely on me. A few weeks after we separated, I went into trance to psychically check on how she was doing. I awoke in severe pain as a stone ripped through my kidney, only to get stuck in my ureter. For weeks I was on pain pills, until I ran out. Desperate, I directed psychic energy into my bladder until I went again into trance. When I awoke I stepped off the bed just as my bedroom window "exploded" in a vision of my ex-wife draped in ice. "I need to let go of that" is all I said. Then I walked into the bathroom and the stone came out. The stone was nothing more than the physical manifestation of an earlier negative psychic vision I couldn't remember, but I still have it to this day.

Amazingly, after documenting all these events in my spiritual autobiography I was even able to substantiate many of the events described through historical research. My only regret is that for too long my Guide had to drag me "kicking and screaming" just to get me to listen to what he was trying to tell me. In retrospect, if I had it all to do over again, I would call Dr. Weiss. I'm sure the whole process could have been handled a lot faster and less painfully with his help.

Maxwell Austin van Lack, Author of The Vortex: A True Story of Passion and Karma

Through Time into Healing.......2007-01-10

This another excellent work by Dr. Brian Weiss about how understanding our past lives can explain what is happening in this lifetime....amazing stuff.

The importance of inner development.......2005-09-08

I have read others books of Dr. Weiss and the messages given by the Masters made me acknowledge the importance of spiritual development. We are here to learn and improve ourselves until we get close to God. I hope I can learn my lesson in this life and keep improving myself! We are eternal in spirit!

This book will change your perception of life and death!.......2005-03-30

Inside this book, Dr. Weiss explores the reality of reincarnation and past lives. I understand that there are many people, including myself, who are skeptical about past lives, life after death, NDEs and those sorts of things. However, Dr Weiss is not a psychic. He is a professionally trained psychotherapist, a man of science. Since he had revealed so many compelling experiences of his patients in this book, I think we can no longer reject these bizarre occurrences as made-up stories or mere hallucination. If Dr. Weiss were right, then death is not the end of everything but our souls are immortal, experiencing life after life! Dr. Weiss even claims that many physical and emotional problems such as asthma, neck pains, depression and phobias may have their roots traced to our past lives. We can fully them if we face the problem-inducing events in our past lives once again through regression therapy. Some people even consult Dr. Weiss to trace the causes of their marital and relationship problems back to their past lives. Dr. Weiss' theory for this is that when we re-experience the traumatic event, our minds learn to accept it with more understanding and forgiveness, thus our minds and bodies can be healed simultaneously. Dr. Weiss also descibes some of his own past lives in this book. The irony is, in one of his past lives, he was tortured to death for preaching the forbidden belief of reincarnation to the public. This book is indeed very thought-provoking and may even change your views on the meanings of life.

There is so much more to life..........2004-10-19

I admit to reading anything and everything by Weiss, so maybe I'm biased but I loved this book. He tells us how to reach into the depths of our soul to transform our everyday life. I find inspiration in all of his books and recommend them highly!

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What

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What every minister needs
Just what I needed to make sense of it all....

Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What
Peter L. Steinke
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Release Date: 2006-11-20

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Anxious times call for steady leadership. When tensions emerge in a congregation, its leaders cannot be as anxious as the people they serve. To remain effective, congregational leaders must control their own uneasiness. This takes self-awareness and confidence to manage relationships and influence behaviors. Knowing how to deal with anxiety and how to work throug complex challenges can lead a congregation to new insights, growth, and vitality. Anxious times hold not only the potential for loss but also for creation, important lernings, and changes that will strengthen the congregation. With this new book, internationally respected consultant Peter Steinke goes deeper into the requirements of effective congregational leadership. Born from the wisdom of Steinke's distinguished career, this new volume will both enlighten and embolden leaders. Steinke inspires courage in leaders to maintain the course, unearth secrets, resist sabotage, withstand fury, and overcome timidity or doubts. His insights, illustrations, and provocations will carry leaders through rough times, porvide clarity during confusing times, and uplift them in joyous times.

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What every minister needs.......2007-07-25

s most people know, I love to read. Maybe for others, but also to record my thoughts at the time. This past book was insightful and helpful. Most books on leadership today deal with only a charisma paradigm, this is a beneficial idea, but does not transcend into true leadership. The premise of the book is maintaining self in a anxious organization. It also points out behavior of unhealthy people, and proper functioning of healthy individuals in a chaotic environment. Anyone dealing with congregational life in a leadership role would benefit from this book.

Just what I needed to make sense of it all...........2007-05-06

Sometimes we "know" intuitively which path to take but we just need a gentle reminder to have faith in ourselves. This is a very commonsense guide to help re-discover essential truths about leadership in congregational life. It helps to re-gain perspective during difficult times and gives a framework for recovering equilibrium and good will.

The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

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A welcome and well-written update to a classic in the field.

The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)
John D. Kalbfleisch , and Ross L. Prentice
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 047136357X

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* Contains additional discussion and examples on left truncation as well as material on more general censoring and truncation patterns.
* Introduces the martingale and counting process formulation swil lbe in a new chapter.
* Develops multivariate failure time data in a separate chapter and extends the material on Markov and semi Markov formulations.
* Presents new examples and applications of data analysis.

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A welcome and well-written update to a classic in the field. .......2005-08-25

The prior edition of this book has long been used for introductory courses in survival analysis for statistics students, and its treatment of the proportional hazards model and partial likelihood is classic. Contrary to the claims of another reviewer here, notation for the survival function is far from standardized in the field. In fact, both this book and another standard text ("Analysis of Survival Data" by D.R. Cox and D. Oakes) represent this quantity with an "F". An excellent and authoratative introduction for students with some knowledge of theoretical statistics.

Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing

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I'd really expect better from Dr Weiss
An intro to past live regression
great cd
Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing
Not quite getting there

Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing
Brian L. Weiss
Manufacturer: Hay House
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1561709298

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Mirrors of Time, the new book by Dr.Brian Weiss, allows you to take regression therapy to the next level. A CD is included that goes beyond meditation and visualization exercises—it contains the actual regression techniques Dr.Weiss uses with his patients. Now you can go back through time by remembering past events that may have led to symptoms or difficulties in the present time. Through the process of remembering past events, symptoms diminish and a strong sense of peace and well-being often emerges. Even past-life memories can be elicited by these exercises, and regular practice will foster your physical and emotional health and will open up spiritual vistas that can endow your life with new meaning.

By reading Mirrors of Time and practicing the exercises on the CD, you will feel more peace, joy, and love in your life.

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I'd really expect better from Dr Weiss.......2007-08-09

While I have always been an avid fan of Brian Weiss' work, his "Mirrors of Time" marks an all time low for the good doctor, in my estimation. Although I'm never surprised by the countless folks who think nothing of putting such "loaded guns" in the hands of unsuspecting seekers, I would have expected better, given his legendary experience with opening other peoples emotional "Pandora's boxes." The very idea that past life regression should be undertaken without the help of a trained professional strikes me as simply foolhardy.

And before critics jump in my face and say "What about you? You never employed any professionals to uncover your own past life information!" let me just say that my case was entirely different. I never went looking to explore this area so I didn't see any need for help. Although in retrospect, had I to do it all over again, I would certainly seek out the help of someone like Dr. Weiss. Had I done that I'm sure the whole process could have been handled a lot faster and less painfully.

In my own case, I never spent one day in trance or on a therapist's couch. Everything I learned about my past lives was literally shoved down my throat by a very powerful spirit guide who was hell-bent on forcing me to confront my own karmic issues. From the very outset he orchestrated my life in such a way that almost everyone in my current life, friends, lovers, wives, business partners, were people who had played some pivotal role in my former incarnations and had now returned to help me resolve the karmic issues, whether I consciously wanted to or not. In short, I didn't have much choice.

My own process of discovery began on a warm spring day in 1975 when my third wife returned to our apartment from the pool where she had been sunbathing in her skimpy bikini. I could tell immediately she was not feeling well but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong. Almost without thinking I suggested she may have picked up some psychic garbage out at the pool due to her scant attire, so I suggested she relax, close her eyes and recite an 800-year-old Greek Orthodox prayer reputed to dispel evil and quieten the mind. Within moments she was suddenly plunged into a spontaneous psychic vision in which she saw a very old monk dressed in red robes standing to my right.

As soon as she described him I was struck by his similarity to what a previous psychic had referred to years earlier as my "very powerful spirit guide." But before I could speak of this she reported that my features were morphing, first into a Prussian General, then into a Mongolian Warlord from the time of Genghis Khan. Next she reported seeing an inextricably terrifying amorphous blob of grayish-white energy off to my left.

A few months later we decided to take a seminar in psychic healing given by legendary psychic healer Ben Bibb. Everyday after lunch Bibb would ask for a volunteer to stand on the stage so the class could observe the person's aura, which amounted to describing different colors, and everyday my wife asked me to volunteer and I refused. On the fourth day a thick fog covered the landscape, only to clear just as we arrived at class. My wife insisted I volunteer that day or she would never speak to me again.

During the aura reading exercise the entire class reported seeing everything she had seen months earlier, and in exactly the same order and detail. According to Bibb the monk in red robes was indeed my spirit guide, the Prussian and Mongolian were personas from two of my past lives, and the blob of energy was a "familiar spirit," an artificial being created during a past life of high psychic development. When asked what familiars were used for he said they were usually used as psychic spies, though he had also heard of people using them to recharge dead batteries. Everyone laughed and I walked off the stage.

That afternoon, Bibb conducted us through a very deep guided meditation in which I found myself back in Mongolia, abducting a young girl on horseback whom I recognized as my current wife. None of us spoke a word as we left at the end of class, all of us still being in a very quiet state. Getting into our car I put my key in the ignition but nothing happened. Looking at the dash I realized I had forgotten to turn off the headlights when the fog cleared. The battery was dead. Without speaking a word I closed my eyes and ordered my familiar to climb into the battery. Two minutes later I started the car and drove away.

For the next 25 years I was continuously plagued by spontaneous encounters with "psychics" who seemed bent on answering all the questions I was too reluctant to ask about the events of these two previous lives. As the evidence continued to mount I eventually discovered my own tragic role in Genghis Khan's conquests as his nephew Yegu, and my role in World War I as Germany's Chief of the General Staff. In time I began to realize how the karma connected with the tragic events of these prior lifetimes had in fact shaped both the events and the relationships of my current life.

After documenting all this in my autobiography I was even able to substantiate many of the events described through historical research. My only regret is that my Guide had to drag me "kicking and screaming" just to get me to listen. I really could have used Dr Weiss' help, but not his "Mirrors of Time."

Maxwell Austin van Lack, Author of The Vortex: A True Story of Passion and Karma

An intro to past live regression.......2007-06-19

I bought this book because a friend attended one of Brian Weiss' workshops where they did a powerful past life regression. I thought this book and CD would be comparable to it. It wasn't. The CD is short and is very rushed. Every time I do the CD, I never feel like I have enough time. I feel like I am being yanked away right when I am starting to gain something.

The book is quite short too. The pages are beautiful and relaxing. Its a good read and very helpful.

great cd.......2007-02-01

I use the CD everyday and it has helped me learn a lot. If you're new to self-hypnosis, this is a great starting point. And if you're not, this is great place to learn a past-life regression technique. Brian Weiss seemed to have put a bit of extra fluff in this one, but over-all I like it.

Mirrors of Time: Using Regression for Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Healing.......2006-06-26

Good for the beginers on Spiritual Path...

Not quite getting there.......2006-03-28

Don't like it as much as the Meditation CD. Haven't felt any regression while listening to this. Does help me relax, though.

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